Nella Cotrupi

I am currently preparing a course on the literary representation of Toronto. Among the topics we will explore is how writers approach the depiction of urban places and spaces and how their imaginings of life in the city inform our own experiences of our city and our notions of what a city is.

Standing on the top of Monte San Giuliano in front of the ancient site dedicated to the Goddess in the jewel-like town of Erice, the clouds below me, the many spires of churches dedicated to the Madonna behind me, I marveled at the endurance of certain archetypes and aspirations in the human psyche.